173: Zhou Yun: I had no other choice but to do this

In Jinghai City, Luo Hongxuan hung up the phone, so excited he almost jumped.

Everything was settled; as long as he put on a show, the money would be in his account!

After so many years of seeking justice, he truly never dreamed he would actually get his money back.

To netizens, this amount might not seem like much, as construction funds often involve tens of millions.

But you have to understand, this was money he could get directly!

Getting over three million directly from one project is a good project anywhere, especially considering it was for a project from so many years ago.

And now, not only could he get the money, but he could also get interest, and the interest for these thirteen years was not a small sum.

In addition to that, he could even get a compensation fee, which was a bit outrageous.

He just didn't quite understand Lawyer Zhou's last statement: it was clearly about getting money, yet two successive leaders went to jail. How was that not a big deviation?

What did Lawyer Zhou mean by a big deviation?

Was it a higher rank? Or a larger quantity? He didn't quite dare to think about it…

Regardless, for Luo Hongxuan now, dawn had broken.

While waiting for the mediation meeting, Zhou Yun had already contacted the families of Luo Hongxuan, Yue Xialan, and others.

By now, there was no possibility of a not-guilty plea. The chain of evidence was complete, so there was basically nothing that could be done, not even by Zhou Yun.

Initially, there was a slight possibility, as the evidence against Yue Xialan was all oral testimony, and for things like video conferences, if there was no active screen recording, there would generally be no evidence.

However, the Public Security Bureau retrieved screen recordings from Yue Xialan's phone…

That's right, as a Lawyer, he always had this habit of "leaving a trace," especially for communications with clients; evidence had to be retained.

Or rather, this was a habit every new Lawyer had to have, because you never knew when your client would bring up old issues, and without evidence, you wouldn't be able to prove anything.

But now, all these screen recordings became evidence… everything was directed by Yue Xialan.

There was nothing that could be done; they could only actively plead guilty and accept punishment, then get a letter of understanding.

As a prominent Lawyer from Modu, Yue Xialan was naturally wealthy, so the negotiation was quickly settled at thirty thousand yuan, which was ten thousand more than initially expected.

The mediation meeting was about to begin when the Jiangdong Province Lawyers Association suddenly issued an announcement: Lawyer Chairman Lan Hongbo resigned from his position as President due to personal reasons!

At Jinghai Zhentian Law Firm, Old Zhuang laughed heartily at the news. That's right, if you can't handle it, you should step aside quickly.

Isn't it just some pressure from peers? What's there to be afraid of? Look at him, Zhuang Zhenrui. Zhou Yun caused such a big stir before, but he managed to cover it, without any pressure at all.

Alright, next up is preparing for the election. Theoretically, positions like President and Vice President should be elected by the Lawyers' Representative Assembly.

Of course, in reality… everyone knows that if your relationship with the Bureau of Justice is not good, you basically can't get promoted.

This is also why the situation is different now. In the past, the President of the Lawyers Association was usually concurrently held by a Deputy Leader of the Bureau of Justice, but later the state issued regulations prohibiting civil servants from holding such concurrent positions.

It was changed, but the Bureau of Justice is still the boss; the Lawyers Association has to listen to its instructions for everything it does.

Old Zhuang has a great advantage because he is the Director of the law firm where Zhou Yun works, and it is well-known that the local Bureau of Justice leaders truly like Zhou Yun.

Look at last time, although Director Fang was a bit stunned when he heard the news, he still withstood the pressure. So this time, no one else but Old Zhuang can be the President of the Lawyers Association!

In Yinshan District, Lüshan City, Zhou Yun led Luo Hongxuan into the conference room of the Education Department. The scale of today's event was grand; in addition to the leaders who received them before, there was also the district leader in charge of education.

Besides that, there were people taking photos, indicating this was a performance.

At the mediation meeting, the atmosphere between both parties was very harmonious. The leader stated that administrative organs must take the lead in obeying laws, and anyone who dares to violate the law must be investigated thoroughly.

Zhou Yun, representing the client, stated that the case had been successfully resolved, and also thanked the Jiangdong Province Lawyers Association and President Chairman Lan Hongbo for their strong support of this legal popularization activity…

The report was quickly reprinted by various parties, and everyone highly praised it as an embodiment of the rule of law. In short, what was originally a bad thing was manipulated into a good thing!

Even those Lawyers who were secretly slandering online had now shut up.

Why? There was truly nothing they could do, and now that the letter of understanding was signed, what else could they do but shut up?

Everyone was very happy. However, Chairman Lan Hongbo, who had just announced his resignation as President that morning, looked at his phone with a bewildered expression.

What was going on? A few days ago, it was like a storm was brewing, and one phone call after another put immense pressure on him. Yet, in a blink of an eye, it had become an embodiment of the rule of law?

Looking at the back of the man in the report shaking hands with the local leader, and saying that the matter was perfectly resolved and thanking the Jiangdong Province Lawyers Association and President Chairman Lan Hongbo, Chairman Lan Hongbo showed a bitter smile.

To be honest, he himself didn't know how he felt about this Lawyer Zhou now.

If you say the other party is brainless, he actually managed to pull off this matter like an old fox.

He even thanked him, an already resigned President, at the end.

But if you say he has a brain, this person always does some brainless things, or says some thoughtless words, confronting everyone like a hedgehog.

Chairman Lan Hongbo had never seen such a contradictory person in his life.

Zhou Yun wouldn't care what others thought. What he was more concerned about now was what kind of title to use this time.

After carefully comparing the video content and thinking for a long time, he finally came up with it.

"I couldn't help it; they said they had no money, and even if they were sentenced, they couldn't pay."

No problem, that's the title. It's all their fault, it's all this society's fault. I, Zhou Yun, don't like criminal law at all, nor do I get excited about sending people to jail. This is all slander against me!

Every case of mine is simply about helping the client achieve their litigation goals!

In the hotel room, Zhou Yun uploaded the video and then prepared to check out. He was originally going back to Jinghai City, but since he was already out, he might as well visit a few more places.

He would visit all the places Chairman Yan Ruiyang and those people went to before and conduct some legal popularization activities.

He especially wanted to visit some small towns and villages, as he heard that the Courts in those small places were very interesting. He wanted to see if there were any opportunities.

One more person was added to his notebook; he must visit Lawyer Yue later.

Online, netizens had been waiting for the video ever since the previous news broke.

There was no way around it; this situation was truly unique, as both the opposing party and their Lawyer were sent to jail!

If it were a civil case, that would be one thing, but the key was that this was an administrative lawsuit!

The two successive leaders and the people who handled the matters below were all sent to jail; this achievement was basically unique.

So everyone now wanted to know what method this eccentric person would use to explain it.

Basically, the situation had now turned into that of Kong Yiji.

When Zhou Yun came online, the netizens laughed, "You've sent someone else to jail again!" Zhou Yun would then explain, "How can a Lawyer's job be called 'liking to send people to jail'?" followed by things that no one understood.

Anyway, many netizens just loved to watch Zhou Yun desperately explain that he didn't like sending people to jail after sending a bunch of people to jail.

Then, everyone saw the title and was immediately dumbfounded. Why did it feel like Lawyer Zhou thought he was being wronged?!